catechists
Religious education guides
Catechists are people who provide religious instruction, especially in Christianity.
The term most often refers to laypeople who teach the fundamentals of faith to those preparing for baptism, confirmation, or church membership.
The catechists met weekly with the confirmation class.
The role has particular importance in Catholic and Orthodox traditions.
Catholic adult initiation process
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- evangelizationSpreading religious doctrine
doctrine · dogma · creed · communion · liturgy · scripture · gospel · parish
Profession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- lessonUnit of teaching
- syllabusCourse plan document
didactic · pedagogy · methodology · classroom · learner · student · educator · training
Trust held as true
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
conversion · devotion · spirituality · prayer · piety · reverence · holiness · salvation
Advice for decisions
- formationCreation or arrangement
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
witness · counseling · encouragement · support · development · growth · relationship · trust
RCIA
Catholic adult initiation process
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
evangelization · doctrine · dogma · creed · communion · liturgy · scripture · gospel · parish · diocese
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- lessonUnit of teaching
syllabus · didactic · pedagogy · methodology · classroom · learner · student · educator · training · explanation
belief
Trust held as true
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
witness · conversion · devotion · spirituality · prayer · piety · reverence · holiness · salvation · discipleship
guidance
Advice for decisions
- formationCreation or arrangement
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
accompaniment · witness · counseling · encouragement · support · development · growth · relationship · trust · listening
catechistsapostates
Those who abandon belief
atheists · unbelievers · secularizers · heretics · secularists
- Heidelberg CatechismReformed statement of faith
- catechism classFormal instruction in faith
- Catholic catechismChurch's doctrinal instruction text